The study of inorganic glass structure is critically important for basic glass science and
especially the commercial development of glasses for a variety of technological uses. One of …

Despite use of blended cements containing significant amounts of aluminum for over 30
years, the structural nature of aluminum in the main hydration product, calcium aluminate …

This Primer critically reviews the possibilities and limitations of probing the short-range
structure of an oxide-based glass by routine magic-angle spinning (MAS) or triple-quantum …

In dynamic nuclear polarization nuclear magnetic resonance (DNP-NMR) experiments, the
large Boltzmann polarization of unpaired electrons is transferred to surrounding nuclei …

Achieving thinner and higher performance display/substrate glasses and transparent glass-
ceramics with tunable properties requires a precise control of acid-etching process, thus …

Understanding the surface of semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) prepared using colloidal
methods is a long-standing goal of paramount importance for all their potential …

Advanced geopolymerization includes concept of just addition of water to ready mixture of
dry precursor powder. For exploring the coordination environments of binary glass systems …

The state of polymerization in barium silicate glasses (xBaO·(1-x) SiO 2, 0.28≤ x≤ 0.45)
has been studied by both experiment (Raman, static and MAS 29 Si NMR spectroscopy) and …

The application of solid-state high-resolution NMR spectroscopy in the structural
investigation of chalcogenide glasses in Ge/As/P/Si-X (X= S, Se, Te) systems has remained …

Advancements in sensitivity and resolution of NMR of solids are opening a bonanza of
fundamental and technological opportunities in materials science. Many of these are at the …